This week, Wes and Todd present a Tenet Rewind with Painter, Jeff Velarde, previously released on July 1, 2021. Jeff talks about his exposure to art as a child, how art keeps him balanced, seeing some of his favorite art masterpieces in person,

Ep. 182 Abigail Kreuser – Photographer, Curator, & Co-Owner of Auric Gallery

Feb 22nd, 2024 2h 35m

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Abigail Kreuser. Abby discusses how she and her partner Gundega came up with the name for their new gallery, being a serial entrepreneur, her journey as a photographer, getting her B.F.A. at the Rochester Insti

Ep. 181 Kristen Egan – Mixed Media Artist Specializing in Sculpture and Sculptural Masks

Feb 8th, 2024 2h 29m

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Kristen Egan. Kristen discusses sourcing gourds, carving masks, New Contemporary Folk Art, the area where she lives in Pennsylvania, sense of place, other materials she incorporates into her masks and sculpture

Ep. 180 A.L. Lummus – Painter, Sculptor, Advocate Artist

Feb 1st, 2024 2h 56m

This week, Wes and Todd talk with A.L. Lummus, a.k.a. Amy Lummus. Lummus discusses the pandemic & how it affected her and her work, timing, Barbara Kruger, Mettle Martyr I & II, being an Advocate Artist, lessons learned in doing the work, “dog

Ep. 179 Ryan A. Lee – Painter, Noir stories of the New West entangled with the Old West

Jan 25th, 2024 1h 58m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, Ryan A. Lee. Ryan discusses being “artsy” growing up, falling in love with wide open spaces, his wife proclaiming on Facebook his new professional career as an Artist, self-esteem, his brief art edu

Ep. 178 Johanna Mueller – Printmaker, Relief Engraving & Mixed Media Printmaking

Jan 11th, 2024 2h 51m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Printmaker, Johanna Mueller. Johanna discusses being an entrepreneur in her youth, having a strong work ethic, her art education, falling in love with printmaking, defending her work in grad school, learning

Ep. 177 André Lippard – Painter, Sculptor, Fusing Cubism & Surrealism

Jan 4th, 2024 2h 15m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, André Lippard. André discusses the mediums he works in, oil painting, multi-perspective technique, his early engagement with art, his Artist grandfather, when he first started painting, stepping out

Ep. 176 Maria Sheets – Kiln Fired Stained Glass Paintings, Art Conservation

Dec 28th, 2023 2h 59m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Master Glass Designer, Painter, and Fabricator, Maria Sheets. Maria discusses her childhood growing up in a Russian Orthodox church, some of her Russian family history, her art education, her journey as an A

Ep. 175 Lyndy Bush –- Contemporary Southwest Oil Painting

Dec 21st, 2023 2h 53m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, Lyndy Bush. Lyndy discusses Southern New Mexico, suburbs, Borderlands, Las Cruces, her artistic mother, inspiration, seeing herself as an Artist, her education, leaning into Art, her compulsion to c

Ep. 174 Ken Chapin – Smithsonian Exhibition - Crossroads: Change in Rural America

Dec 7th, 2023 2h 9m

This week Wes and Todd welcome back Ken Chapin to Tenet to talk about all the exhibits and events that he is helping to produce for the Smithsonian Exhibition - Crossroads: Change in Rural America. Ken discusses the companion exhibits and event

Ep. 173 Ann Morgan – Abstract Painter, Melding the Traditional With Technology

Nov 16th, 2023 2h 13m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, Ann Morgan. Ann discusses painting big, technology informing her process, xeroxes, learning to paint at age 13, winning awards in her youth, AmeriCorps VISTA, getting her B.F.A. at Michigan State Un

Tenet Rewind with Mary Carroll

Oct 20th, 2023 2h 22m

This week, on Tenet Rewind, we are featuring our interview with Mary Carroll (Chiaramonte.) Carroll talks about narrative, nature, work ethic, her struggles with an autoimmune disorder, histamines, childhood, self-criticism, competitions, voice

Ep. 172 Warwick Saint – Painter, Photographer, Mixed Media Artist

Oct 5th, 2023 3h 6m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, Photographer, and Mixed Media Artist, Warwick Saint. Saint discusses growing up in South Africa, the influence of his parents on his art journey, studying philosophy and how it informed him as an Ar

Ep. 171 Christopher La Fleur – Painter, Pop Art

Sep 21st, 2023 3h

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, Christopher La Fleur. Christopher discusses the catalyst for starting his art business, the encouragement and influence of his father, his thoughts on art school, growing up in Greeley, Colorado, wr

Ep. 170 May Pang – Photographer, John Lennon - “The Lost Weekend”

Sep 14th, 2023 1h 11m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Photographer, May Pang. May discusses her exhibition “The Lost Weekend." her time with John Lennon, some of the photos that are part of the exhibition, and the feature film documentary “The Lost Weekend: A L

Ep. 169 Topher Straus – American Impressionistic Landscape Artist – 2023 Check-in

Sep 7th, 2023 1h 52m

This week, Wes and Todd do their annual interview withArtist Topher Straus. Topher talks about technology, Maui, charities, Sauvage Spectrum Winery, changes in his business model, World Heritage Sites, marketing & advertising, Vail Internationa

Ep. 168 Marisa S. White – Fine Art Photographer, Photomontage

Aug 31st, 2023 3h 11m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Fine Art Photographer, Marisa S. White. Marissa discusses pancakes, digital art, AI, art festival categories, photomontage, portfolio reviews, process, technology, the compulsion to create, the encouragement

Ep. 167 Gina Teichert – Painter, Desert Noir

Aug 24th, 2023 2h 41m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Gina Teichert. Gina discusses Tik Tok, Napa County, growing up in Nevada, National Geographic Kids, the influence of her Artist grandmother, support from her family, her connection to the West, bringing her

Ep. 166 Josh Davy – Sculptor

Aug 17th, 2023 2h 15m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Josh Davy. Josh discusses Next Gallery, oil painting, getting back to making things for fun, pushing himself, sitting with the work & feeling where it’s going, buildings, ceramics, his art roots, glass blowi

Ep. 165 Clay Ross – Abstract & Impressionistic Artist - Curator & Gallerist, The Look Up Gallery

Aug 3rd, 2023 2h 11m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Colorado Springs Artist, Clay Ross. Clay discusses growing up in Colorado Springs, his journey as an Artist, being color blind, the “ache” to make art, working in acrylic, his two series, being a cheerleader

Ep. 164 Visible Planets – Dan Drossman & Homeboy Sandman

Jul 20th, 2023 59m 46s

This week Wes and Todd sit down with their friend Dan Drossman and Homeboy Sandman. Dan and Homeboy Sandman discuss how they met, how Visible Planets came about and the thought behind it, and the Artists involved in the exhibition at Bitfactory

Ep. 163 Raven Rohrig – Illustrator & Mixed Media Artist

Jul 13th, 2023 2h 50m

In this episode, Wes and Todd sit down with Raven Rohrig. Raven discusses her life growing up with her Artist father, her artistic family, not being exposed to a lot of art, the beginning of her art journey, the catalyst for her to follow her m

Ep. 162 Allyson Sheumaker – Executive Director, A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art

Jul 6th, 2023 2h 28m

In this episode, Wes and Todd sit down with Allyson Sheumaker, Executive Director of the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art. Sheumaker discusses how she landed in Trinidad, Colorado, the history of Trinidad, A.R. Mitchell’s early years, storie

Ep. 161 Chris Long – Painter, Landscape

Jun 22nd, 2023 2h 51m

This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, Chris Long. Chris discusses RVing and living on the road with his family for 11 years, FOMO, wanderlust, equating RV life as that of hunter-gatherer, the pandemic, his former life as a Sculptor, the

Tenet Rewind - Featuring Chicano Muralist Leo Tanguma

Jun 15th, 2023 2h 17m

In this episode, Wes and Todd visit with Chicano Muralist, Leo Tanguma. Leo talks about growing up in Beeville, Texas and what set him on his path to becoming an artist, meeting the great Muralist, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and how it influenced